Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 320, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1920 — FOUND IN AMHERST COLLEGE [ARTICLE]

FOUND IN AMHERST COLLEGE

Discovery of Audubon Collection of North American Birds Will Delight Ornithologists. - The famous Audubon collection of NorthAmericap birds, which was mislaid thirty or more years ago, was discovered a short time ago in Appleton cabinet at Amherst college. In the lection are more than 800 type specimens of birds, from which, it is believed, Audubon painted the Illustrations In fils edition of “Birds of North America.” Fifty of the specimens bear labels containing Audubon’s own handwriting and are dated 1834. The collection was originally sold by the Audubon estate for S6OO to “Ward’s Natural Science” establishment, following which it was sold to H. H. Farnum who, forty years 'ago, presented the specimens to Amherst college. Curator Bangs of the ornithological collectors at Harvard will take .possession of the collection, which conlyins specimens of practically every kind of North American bird.